Category Archives: Grains

Banatka Wheat

Posted on November 18, 2020 by John Sherck

This variety of heritage winter wheat was bred by Eli Rogosa. It is a cross of two Eastern European landrace wheat varieties, Bankuti (known for it’s rich flavor) and Ukrainka ( a Hungarian variety that is productive and adaptable, with excellent baking quality ).

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Jacoby Borstvete

Posted on August 21, 2020 by John Sherck

Jacoby Borstvete is a heritage landrace wheat that was introduced to Sweden from Germany, and is still preferred by many Swedish farmers today. It has a good protein content, baking qualities and flavor. All in all, it has proven to … Continue reading →

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Macha Wheat Mix

Posted on August 21, 2020 by John Sherck

Triticum aestivum subsp. macha This is a mixture of three different landrace macha wheats from the Republic of Georgia. All three have similar heights (ranging from 2′ to 2 1/2′) and similar flowering and maturity dates. While macha is not … Continue reading →

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Tsiteli Doli Wheat

Posted on August 21, 2020 by John Sherck

Triticum aestivum var. ferrugineum   Tsiteli Doli  is an endemic landrace from the Republic of Georgia. It is a red winter wheat and called Caucasus Rouge in France. It is well adapted to poor and heavy soils. It is drought … Continue reading →

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Georgian Winter Bread Wheat

Posted on August 21, 2020 by John Sherck

This free threshing, hard red winter wheat was sent to me from my farmer friend Kevin Payne in Southern California. The packet was simply labeled “Georgian Winter Bread Wheat”. I suspect that it may be a strain of Tsiteli Doli, … Continue reading →

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Baku and Popping Barley Mixture

Posted on November 18, 2019 by John Sherck

I am offering this wonderful “unintended mistake”, a mixture of landrace Iranian Baku naked barley and a landrace Pakistani “Naked Popping Barley”. They both got threshed together due to my mistake, as I had hung them side by side in … Continue reading →

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Ladalchi Barley

Posted on November 18, 2019 by John Sherck

Another variety from the late Anpetu Ohainkesni’s seed collection. Possibly a landrace, naked 6 row barley from Ladakh region in Kashmir administered by the Indian government. I am hoping to have seed available in the near future.

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Khapli Emmer Wheat

Posted on November 18, 2019 by John Sherck

Khapli Emmer wheat is heritage cultivar entered into the USDA NPGS in 1908. This variety was collected in Madhya Pradesh India. I obtained my initial seed from the late Anpetu Ohainkesni’s seed collection. It exhibited a lot of diversity of … Continue reading →

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Georgian Spring Durum

Posted on November 18, 2019 by John Sherck

I trialled  a number of spring planted, landrace, durum wheat varieties from the Republic of Georgia this season. This unnamed variety (PI 78809), entered into the USDA NPGS in 1929, was by far the best yielding and had the best … Continue reading →

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Philippine Long Grain Lowland Rice

Posted on November 11, 2019 by John Sherck

            This unnamed variety (PI 431329) is from the Philippines and was part of my 2019 rice trials wherein early maturing lowland varieties were grown in upland conditions. I obtained my initial seed from the … Continue reading →

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